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Katrina Kaif is one of eight siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of
British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship. Her mother is now re-settled in
Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the Capital of the state of
Tamil Nadu in India.
She spent
subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in
London, Britain, She started
modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign. Thereafter she continued
modeling in London.
Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a
Bollywood movie ‘Boom’ offered by none other than film-maker
Kaizad Gustad.
She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.
Professionally she started off as a model with
photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from
LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the
Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.
Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.
Despite of her positive attitude, she had been stereotyped as “
Indian” by extreme right-wingers in Britain who made it clear that she did not quite fit-in with their “Blonde” Caucasian culture; while on the other hand in India itself she had been ranked as an ‘outsider’ very much
like Sonia Gandhi.Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in
India.
Although linguistically challenged,
Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other
Bollywood artistes like
Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She has taken
Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the
Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning
Kathak dancing where she used to
dance 7 hours a day non-stop.
Adorned with soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional,
sensitive, and
concerned about her
privacy, Almost an incurable romantic, she prefers to wear comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends who she can hang out with.
Although her first movie ‘Boom’ was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies ‘Malliswari’ and ‘Pidugu’ did get her noticed. She grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for ‘Malliswari’ – making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.
Not done with
South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie
‘Bheema’ opposite
National Award Winner Vikram.
She has received decent reviews for her part in “Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya”, as well as a brief appearance in ‘Sarkar’.
Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn’t mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number.
Petite and adorable, Minissha Lamba bagged several modeling ops before gravitating towards cinema.MinisshaMinissha Lamba’s birthday is on 18th January. A 1985 born, she was born
Her parents are in the hospitality industry.She studied for a while at Chettinand Vidyashram, Chennai. Miranda House, New Delhi is where she pursued a degree in English, while dabbling in modeling. It was not long before movie offers went her way.
Though the movie didn’t garner a huge response, her presence was noted. Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate (2006) was a big hit. Rocky: The Rebel and Anthony Kaun Hai were her other releases in 2006 that didn’t make waves on the same scale as Corporate.
The multi-starrer comedy Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd (2007) saw her as one of a perfect couple Zara who moonlights as Superwoman. Her other release Dus Kahaniyan failed at the box office.
